Evolution is now A FACT OF LIFE

[Malic]

That is just the response I expected from you. I have learned to just tell the truth about things, nobody believes the truth anyway, so why waste all that effort. Lieing is just an act of those ashamed of their truths. I really do not care if anyone believes me, if you tell the truth and they refuse to believe, then who cares what they believe. If I tell you do not touch the stove it is hot, and you touch it anyway and get burned, I am not going to feel sorry because you did not believe me. I am going to laugh at you, but next time you will probably listen.

Why am I here? My wife was born in Trinidad, Bohol. Her grandmother was Carlos P. Garcia's sister, and when he died her father moved from the Garcia compound to Surigao when she was about 7 years old. I met my wife in 1985 while stationed in Okinawa. We married in 1987 lived in Houston, Texas some 23 years, untill last October when we moved to Surigao City. We have a 14 year old son and felt that he needed to to attend High School here and he attends Caraga Regional Science High School and enjoys the school. We felt since he id the Great Grand Nephew of Carlos P. Garcia and a dual citizen he needed to learn what Pinoy was all about. We have a 6-1/2 hector farm on Dinagat island and I have skills that help the local farmers to grow better healthier crops without poisoning the land, themselves and the sea. I am helping a lot of people, plus helping my wife's parents in their elderly years. I like the Philippines which has incredible beauty, warm people, and a unique culture. Yes the Philippines has problems but every country in the world has problem. Your government is only 66 years old and is learning and improving all the time. I believe the Philippines will begin to get the respect it deserves and the Filipino will stand proud as the 14th largest ethnic group on this planet.

This is a good forum, most members are respectful and inciteful. It allow me to talk to young intellectual Filipinos and free exchange ideas. Some I have problems with, some could be due to language or cultural differences or simple misunderstandings. I will always answer you question as honest as I can, how else will you learn. I am an older man, ex-Marine, biologist, pure Texan; so I am blunt, to the point, and do not pull my punches. I am but a simple man, and fall shot of God's graces everyday, and am far from being perfect. I do not think I am better than another, and despise those that do. Honesty is all I can offer this forum. I have seen a lot of dishonesty on this forum. You should read the ex-pat and Kano forums, they lie and argue worst the here. Most have no idea what Pinoy is or what it is to be Filipino. They only want cheap beer and young girls, and act like a bunch of monkey-boys. In Texas a monkey-boy is a guy who just hangs around, makes too many loud sounds, and throws their crap at each other by the handful.

You can disagree with a man and then find common ground to develop a lasting friendship. Some of my best friends share a split-lip with me in an altercation. Good men get beyond the pains and insults and forgive then extend a hand in friendship. Evil men will hold a grudge and never forgive, and will never extend a hand. The difference is not in the mind, but what is in the heart.

my goodness, spare me...from...your followers.

let us go back to the topic. mid life can be confusing,....

[NASYO]

we are evolving. we are learning new things.

[chad_tukes]

mid life can be confusing,....

hahahaha!

[jamesmusslewhite]

my goodness, spare me...from...your followers.

let us go back to the topic. mid life can be confusing,....

Now that's funny....that is one place we all evolve to eventually...

[regnauld]

Ever heard of HOLONS? that's mind boggling and yet it's true in EVOLUTION!

Holon is a term first coined by Arthur Koestler in his book The Ghost in the Machine to describe a phenomenon that is simultaneously a whole in itself, as well as a part of a larger system. The word itself is constructed from the Greek holos, which means whole, in combination with the suffix -on, which means part. [1]
Koestler was compelled by two observations in proposing the notion of the holon. The first observation was influenced by Noble Prize winner Herbert Simon's parable of the two watchmakers, wherein Simon concludes that complex systems will evolve from simple systems much more rapidly if there are stable intermediate forms present in that evolutionary process than if they are not present. [2] The second observation was made by Koestler himself in his analysis of hierarchies and stable intermediate forms in both living organisms and social organizations. He concluded that, although it is easy to identify sub-wholes or parts, wholes and parts in an absolute sense do not exist anywhere. Koestler proposed the word holon to describe the hybrid nature of sub-wholes and parts within in vivo systems. From this perspective, holons exist simultaneously as self-contained wholes in relation to their sub-ordinate parts, and dependent parts when considered from the inverse direction.



Koestler also points out that holons are autonomous, self-reliant units that possess a degree of independence and handle contingencies without asking higher authorities for instructions. These holons are also simultaneously subject to control from one or more of these higher authorities. The first property ensures that holons are stable forms that are able to withstand disturbances, while the latter property signifies that they are intermediate forms, providing a context for the proper functionality for the larger whole.



Finally, Koestler defines a holarchy as a hierarchy of self-regulating holons that function first as autonomous wholes in supra-ordination to their parts, secondly as dependent parts in sub- ordination to controls on higher levels, and thirdly in coordination with their local environment.



http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Holon

[munzter666]

is this thread about evolution or about personalities and their private lives? just curious.

feel free to drop your CV, vital statistics, heck even your d!ck size. somebody just did, kick starting a trend i suppose. haha

[unsay_ngalan_nimo]

i think this should be under the science threads..

evolution does not negate the existence of a higher being... so what if adam and eve were "ape" lke creatures.. for asll we know basin sila ay mga one cell organism.. joke!

siguro pwede namn ang homo erectus...

[tripwire]

sa specific field siguro pwedeng correct ang evolution. how about sa usa ka specie evolving into another kind? wala man moy proof ana puros raman claims nga walay igong basihan...

gibasa naman nako wala man ko nakakita ug proof didto kung giunsa pag evolve sa invertibrates into vertibrates...

Specific field? Naa diay specific field ang evolution? Like what, pein?

[bluedes]

i think this should be under the science threads..

evolution does not negate the existence of a higher being... so what if adam and eve were "ape" lke creatures.. for asll we know basin sila ay mga one cell organism.. joke!

siguro pwede namn ang homo erectus...

hehehe.. pwede pud..

[kebotDiNaMute]

Specific field? Naa diay specific field ang evolution? Like what, pein?

wala diay limit ang evolution?